A unique fermentation platform for the production of a local, circular, and sustainable alternative to palm oil from bio-waste streams

At NoPalm Ingredients, we aim to produce the first-ever sustainable, circular, cost-competitive, and locally-produced alternative to palm oil (and other vegetable oils).

Our unique, fermentation-based bioprocessing technology platform that can turn agri-food waste streams into fermented oils & fats is instrumental to this effort.Palm oil is found in 50% of all supermarket goods and 70% of all personal care products. With the increasing global population, the global palm oil demand is expected to triple to 240 Mt by 2050.

However, palm oil production is responsible for 1.5% of global GHG emissions and 2.3% of global deforestation.

Due to this, the European Deforestation-Free Regulation now obliges (FMCG) companies to use sustainably produced (RSPO-certified) palm oil. Yet only ~17% of palm oil produced today is RSPO-certified.

This percentage will decrease further by 10-40%, due to climate change-induced oil palm plantation yield losses.Our fermentation-based technology enables us to produce tailor-made oils/fats that can directly replace palm oil in food, personal care, cleaning, and cosmetics products.

Uniquely, we use agri-food waste streams in our process as feedstock and we have 2-3x higher overall process efficiency compared to the state-of-the-art.

Compared to palm oil production, our technology has 93.5% less CO2 footprint and reduces land use by 99.9%.Over the last decade, imported palm oil use constituted ~30% of all vegetable oil consumption in the EU.

Our technology will provide the capacity to locally produce fermented oils that can directly replace palm oil imports and become a critical tool for ensuring food sovereignty for Europe.Our team of 18 is led by Lars Langhout (CEO), with 12+ years of experience in strategy consulting and innovation management, and Prof.

Jeroen Hugenholtz (CTO), a renowned microbiologist and fermentation expert with 40+ years of fermentation experience.